[Whan I had read this, they liked it very well. One wished that the combat which hee fought[1293] with the bastard of _Burgoine_, and the honour which he wan both with speare and axe, should not be forgotten. Another moued a question about a great matter, and that is the variaunce of the chronicles about the lord _Thomas Gray_ marquise _Dorcet_: whome _Fabian_ euery where calleth the queene’s brother. Sir _Thomas More_ and _Hall_ call him the queene’s sonne, [as hee was in very deede.][1294] _Fabian_ saith hee was gouernour of the prince, and had the conueiaunce of him from _Ludlo_ towards _London_. The other (whome wee followe) say hee was than at _London_ with the queene prouiding for the king’s coronation, and tooke sanctuary with her, as soone as he heard of the apprehending of his vncle. This disagreing of writers is a great hinderaunce of the truth, and no small cumbraunce to such as bee diligent readers, besides the harme that may happen in succession of heritages. It were therefore a worthy and good deede for the nobility to cause all the recordes to bee sought, and a true and perfect chronicle thereout to bee written. Vnto which we refer the deciding of this and of all other like controuersies, geuing this to vnderstand in the meane time, that no man shall thinke his title either better or worse by any thing that is written in any part of this treatise. For the only thing which is purposed herein, is by example of other’s miseries, to disswade all men from all sinnes and vices. If by the way wee touch any thing concerning titles, wee follow therein _Halle’s_ chronicle. And where wee seeme to swarue from his reasons and causes of diuers doings, there wee gather vpon coniecture such thinges as seeme most probable, or at the lest most conuenient for the furderaunce of our purpose. Whan the reader would haue proceeded in the Cronicle, which straight intreateth of the vilanous destruction of the lorde _Hastinges_, I willed him to surcease, because I had there his tragedy very learnedly penned. For the better vnderstanding wherof, you must imagin that you see him newly crept out of his graue, and speaking to mee as followeth.] How the Lord _Hastings_ was betrayed, by trusting too much to his euill counsaylour _Catesby_, and vilanously murdered in the Tower of London by _Richard_ Duke of Glocester, the 13 of Iune, Anno 1483.[1295] 1.